Texas school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 1,022 regular districts, 1,020 report 2024–25 enrollment and 1,019 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 1020 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	HOUSTON ISD	HOUSTON	273	176,727
2	DALLAS ISD	DALLAS	237	139,802
3	CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD	CYPRESS	94	117,927
4	NORTHSIDE ISD	SAN ANTONIO	128	100,208
5	KATY ISD	KATY	80	96,111
6	FORT BEND ISD	SUGAR LAND	85	79,663
7	CONROE ISD	CONROE	74	72,914
8	AUSTIN ISD	AUSTIN	122	72,272
9	FORT WORTH ISD	FORT WORTH	137	70,405
10	FRISCO ISD	FRISCO	77	65,289
11	NORTH EAST ISD	SAN ANTONIO	70	56,420
12	ALDINE ISD	HOUSTON	71	56,419
13	ARLINGTON ISD	ARLINGTON	74	53,339
14	KLEIN ISD	KLEIN	53	52,437
15	GARLAND ISD	GARLAND	68	51,021
16	HUMBLE ISD	HUMBLE	52	48,502
17	EL PASO ISD	EL PASO	72	48,118
18	LEWISVILLE ISD	LEWISVILLE	57	47,876
19	ROUND ROCK ISD	ROUND ROCK	60	46,954
20	LAMAR CISD	ROSENBERG	56	46,786
21	SOCORRO ISD	EL PASO	51	46,668
22	PLANO ISD	PLANO	76	46,612
23	PASADENA ISD	PASADENA	67	46,491
24	SAN ANTONIO ISD	SAN ANTONIO	84	44,047
25	KILLEEN ISD	KILLEEN	55	42,883

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Largest school districts in Texas

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	HOUSTON ISD 273 schools	HOUSTON	176,727
2	DALLAS ISD 237 schools	DALLAS	139,802
3	CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD 94 schools	CYPRESS	117,927
4	NORTHSIDE ISD 128 schools	SAN ANTONIO	100,208
5	KATY ISD 80 schools	KATY	96,111
6	FORT BEND ISD 85 schools	SUGAR LAND	79,663
7	CONROE ISD 74 schools	CONROE	72,914
8	AUSTIN ISD 122 schools	AUSTIN	72,272
9	FORT WORTH ISD 137 schools	FORT WORTH	70,405
10	FRISCO ISD 77 schools	FRISCO	65,289
11	NORTH EAST ISD 70 schools	SAN ANTONIO	56,420
12	ALDINE ISD 71 schools	HOUSTON	56,419
13	ARLINGTON ISD 74 schools	ARLINGTON	53,339
14	KLEIN ISD 53 schools	KLEIN	52,437
15	GARLAND ISD 68 schools	GARLAND	51,021
16	HUMBLE ISD 52 schools	HUMBLE	48,502
17	EL PASO ISD 72 schools	EL PASO	48,118
18	LEWISVILLE ISD 57 schools	LEWISVILLE	47,876
19	ROUND ROCK ISD 60 schools	ROUND ROCK	46,954
20	LAMAR CISD 56 schools	ROSENBERG	46,786
21	SOCORRO ISD 51 schools	EL PASO	46,668
22	PLANO ISD 76 schools	PLANO	46,612
23	PASADENA ISD 67 schools	PASADENA	46,491
24	SAN ANTONIO ISD 84 schools	SAN ANTONIO	44,047
25	KILLEEN ISD 55 schools	KILLEEN	42,883

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in Texas

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	GLASSCOCK COUNTY ISD 293 students	GARDEN CITY	$49,156
2	WEBB CISD 240 students	BRUNI	$42,294
3	RANKIN ISD 301 students	RANKIN	$36,871
4	PECOS-BARSTOW-TOYAH ISD 2,919 students	PECOS	$30,654
5	BORDEN COUNTY ISD 249 students	GAIL	$29,942
6	WINK-LOVING ISD 438 students	WINK	$26,882
7	COVINGTON ISD 353 students	COVINGTON	$26,677
8	CULBERSON COUNTY-ALLAMOORE ISD 381 students	VAN HORN	$26,240
9	SABINE PASS ISD 372 students	SABINE PASS	$25,057
10	MCMULLEN COUNTY ISD 280 students	TILDEN	$24,482
11	GORMAN ISD 242 students	GORMAN	$24,320
12	SANDS CISD 232 students	ACKERLY	$23,313
13	LORENZO ISD 207 students	LORENZO	$23,238
14	BROOKESMITH ISD 227 students	BROOKESMITH	$22,404
15	GRADY ISD 241 students	LENORAH	$21,988
16	MENARD ISD 264 students	MENARD	$21,493
17	COTULLA ISD 1,157 students	COTULLA	$21,168
18	KLONDIKE ISD 261 students	LAMESA	$20,539
19	QUANAH ISD 434 students	QUANAH	$20,496
20	IRION COUNTY ISD 334 students	MERTZON	$20,483
21	PAWNEE ISD 630 students	PAWNEE	$20,335
22	SANTA MARIA ISD 512 students	SANTA MARIA	$20,319
23	REFUGIO ISD 656 students	REFUGIO	$20,309
24	LASARA ISD 343 students	LASARA	$19,880
25	IRAAN-SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE ISD 333 students	IRAAN	$19,854

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Texas high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	GRAPEVINE H S 09–12 · 59 AP courses	GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD	3 of 3
2	COLLEYVILLE HERITAGE H S 09–12 · 58 AP courses	GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD	3 of 3
3	EDINBURG NORTH H S 09–12 · 37 AP courses	EDINBURG CISD	3 of 3
4	ROBERT R VELA H S 09–12 · 37 AP courses	EDINBURG CISD	3 of 3
5	SEVEN LAKES H S 09–12 · 35 AP courses	KATY ISD	3 of 3
6	CINCO RANCH H S 09–12 · 35 AP courses	KATY ISD	3 of 3
7	KATY H S 09–12 · 35 AP courses	KATY ISD	3 of 3
8	TAYLOR H S 09–12 · 35 AP courses	KATY ISD	3 of 3
9	TOMPKINS H S 09–12 · 35 AP courses	KATY ISD	3 of 3
10	MAYDE CREEK H S 09–12 · 35 AP courses	KATY ISD	3 of 3
11	MORTON RANCH H S 09–12 · 35 AP courses	KATY ISD	3 of 3
12	COLLEGE PARK H S 09–12 · 34 AP courses	CONROE ISD	3 of 3
13	ECONOMEDES H S 09–12 · 34 AP courses	EDINBURG CISD	3 of 3
14	CLEMENTS H S 09–12 · 34 AP courses	FORT BEND ISD	3 of 3
15	CHISHOLM TRAIL H S 09–12 · 34 AP courses	EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD	3 of 3
16	PASCHAL H S 09–12 · 34 AP courses	FORT WORTH ISD	3 of 3
17	SAGINAW H S 09–12 · 34 AP courses	EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD	3 of 3
18	THE WOODLANDS H S 09–12 · 33 AP courses	CONROE ISD	3 of 3
19	BOSWELL H S 09–12 · 33 AP courses	EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD	3 of 3
20	BOERNE H S 09–12 · 33 AP courses	BOERNE ISD	3 of 3
21	BELLAIRE H S 09–12 · 32 AP courses	HOUSTON ISD	3 of 3
22	N GARLAND H S 09–12 · 32 AP courses	GARLAND ISD	3 of 3
23	WESTLAKE H S 09–12 · 32 AP courses	EANES ISD	3 of 3
24	DULLES H S 09–12 · 32 AP courses	FORT BEND ISD	3 of 3
25	HIGHLAND PARK H S 09–12 · 32 AP courses	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.